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I had a pap smear this past friday. ive started to have a small amount of brown discharge starting sunday and leading into monday. is this normal?

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Yes this could be: a normal result of a procedure that harvested part of your cervix, as a Pap smear is designed to do. If this continues or worsens, then you should call the healthcare professional that performed the procedure to inquire about a followup consult for this problem. It should go away by itself in 1-2 days. Thanks for trusting in HealthTap.

Answered 8/1/2018

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